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As the finance manager for the Orange County Great Park, Kurt Mowery had a pretty sweet gig pulling in $209,761 (as a total package including benefits) as a City of Irvine employee charged with overseeing parts of that “work in progress” the Great Park. In December of last year, Mowery “retired” from his position. One would think that he was given a gold watch and headed to the golf course, but no, not in Orange County. Mowery will receive a public pension of $133,882 – not a bad gig for doing nothing . . . but wait, there is more. Upon retirement, the Great Park Board immediately hired Mowery back as a “consultant” so he never ever got to dust off the old golf clubs. Better yet, he gets to ADD his consulting fee directly on top of his retirement payments – if things play out as proposed, Mowery will have turned an easy $150,000+ salary into a “part time” gig paying $332,282! Not a bad deal – double your salary for half of the work!! It gets even better, to “help” Mowery do his job, the Great Park Board is going to hire a CEO with a salary of another $200,000 to help out Mowery.
When we look at government waste, corruption and fiscal responsibility, you don’t have to look much further than cases like this to really get your blood boiling. Double dipping must end immediately. If Mr. Mowery wants to complete his work on the Great Park, he should have stayed in the City’s employee rather than milking the system to almost double his compensation. The City of Irvine should be embarrassed to tolerate and encourage this kind of practice, it is corruption of the worst kind – they don’t even bother to do it behind the public’s back, they reach into our wallets, look us in the eye and try to tell us its for our own good. Time to end this thievery.
And while you’re at it, let’s go after that Terry Matz in Costa Mesa. He retired as Assistant City Manager in Brea at $151,000 a year, and now is Interim Assistant City Manager in Costa Mesa.
I wonder if Costa Mesa advised CalPERS as they were supposed to do under law.
Good one Geoff. Now this we can agree on.
“Now this we can agree on.”………. Hmmm
Sure!
Please put in your left side brain comrade Vern the above was possible thanks to collective bargaining rules which you as so much in support of with your beer picket.
This is how leftist are destroying this country block by block, city by city, state by state.
I’m pretty sure folks like Mowry do NOT get their outrageous perks through “collective bargaining.” There you go again using the plunders of the well-connected rich as an excuse to stick it to the masses of working stiffs. I.e. falling for another Republican sleight-of-hand. Stuff that in the right side of your brain.
I’m pretty sure folks like Mowry do NOT get their outrageous perks through “collective bargaining.” ……. Hmmmmm
And how do they get them?………. by way of the contract?
Who negotiated the contract?……. Mowry himself?
Is Mowry a member of the public union?
How does union gain power?…….. collective bargaining?
If you so smart comrade Vern explain how the above is possible to happen.
Who put on the books double dipping?
Legislation?
By whom is legislation controlled?……. by people or unions or corporations.
Which corporation gave rats ass about Mowry double dipping?
Use your brain is any.
It happens because he’s got cronies on the City Council and Great Park Board. That’s not collective bargaining when one guy makes out like a bandit. Is he a member of a union? I have no idea, I doubt it. Anyone here know?
Comrade Vern, you and others in this blog claim how god spellers you are so you should not have any problem to read.
Currently, European union is going through same socialistic failure as is USA. If you read carefully, only the unionized ultra leftist countris are failing and hard working countries must bail them out so thy can have like 100% medical, 1 month vacation, 14 monthly pay check per 12 month. etc. etc. etc.
I hope that in addition to your spelling you also know how to count.
The only crony Mowry and SAPD Chief Walters, among many, have is Brown who start this leftist crapola in 70’s and now he is finishing the job.
FYI, the double dipping is state law so go to your socialists representatives and republican ass kissers for the answer.
To whom they all kissing the ass?……. unions?
Again, which corporation has an interest in double dipping?….. big Oil?
Think!
Do not be stupid!!!!
Only Left idealists believe that money grow on the trees and roasted chickens are flying into the mouth.
It is all based on ignorance and denial!!!!!!!
Essentially leftism/liberalism/socialism is a form of mental disorder same as is religion.
They both believe in non reality.
“It happens because (Mowry) got cronies on the City Council and Great Park Board.”
He sure does….Boss Agran and Dr. No-Choi are two that come to mind.
Exactly.
Two notorious socialists……
Your people comrade Vern……. Huh?
“The City of Irvine should be embarrassed to tolerate and encourage this kind of practice…”
And yet, MasterPlannedistanians keep electing people like Boss Agran and Dr. No who enable this behavior. You need to remember one thing about our beige and tan paradise. Most of the people here are “living the dream.” As in being in a eternal state of oblivion of things around them. See the Northwood Night Stalker as an example.
Truly pathetic if you ask me.
“As in being in a eternal state of oblivion of things around them”
Nirvana, man! Who can argue against oblivion?
vern says in post #2: “good one Geoff”. Where is Geoff’s post? Only one post is before this and it is from Mayor Quimby.
oops, my bad. thought the articled was written by someone else. Good one Geoff